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Prostaglandin is released during inflammatory reactions, causing an increase in microvascular hydrostatic pressure, which is a primary cause of edema and a contributory factor in hypovolemia [ 3 4 ] .
Binding of truncated USF2 to a HLH element in the prostaglandin G/H synthase 2 (PGHS-2) promoter was abolished in extracts from cells stimulated by human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) which signals through cAMP [ 32 ] .
C; catalytic subunit, cAMP; cyclic adenosine monophosphate, CAT; chloramphenicol acetyl transferase, C/EBP; CAAT/enhancer binding protein, ChoRE; carbohydrate response element, CMV; cytalomega virus, 8-CPT-cAMP; 8-(4-chlorophenyl)thio-cAMP, CREB; cAMP-response element binding protein, EMSA; electrophoretic mobility shift assay, FAS; fatty acid synthase, FSH; follicle stimulating hormone, GIRE; glucose/insulin response element, hCG; human chorionic gonadotrophin, HLH; helix-loop-helix, IRE; insulin response element, MHC; major histocompability complex, PGHS; prostaglandin G/H synthase, PKA; cAMP-dependent protein kinase, R; regulatory subunit, USF; upstream stimulating factor, WB; Western blot.
15d-PGJ 2 , 15-deoxy-delta 12, 14-Prostaglandin J 2 ; ERK, Extracellular signal-Regulated Kinase; 4-HNE, 4-hydroxynonenal, MAP kinases, Mitogen-Activated Protein kinases; MTT (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide); PBS, phosphate-buffered saline; PPARs, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors; RPE, retinal pigment epithelium.
Prostanoids are important regulators of fibroblast function [ 5 6 7 8 9 ] . Prostaglandin (PG)E 2 is thought to have antifibrotic properties in vitro , but also can have proinflammatory effects both in vivo and in vitro [ 10 11 12 ] . Thromboxane (TX)A 2 increases proliferation, and DNA and RNA synthesis in several cell types, including fibroblasts and smooth muscle like glomerular mesangial cells [ 13 14 15 16 ] . Conversely, prostacyclin (PGI 2 ) decreases smooth muscle cell proliferation and collagen synthesis [ 17 18 ] .
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